With 22 playable characters at launch, Honkai: Star Rail offers a wide range of options for players. Find out who they are and how to recruit them in this quick rundown.
Honkai: Star Rail PS4 & PS5 Guide – All playable characters & How to get them
Before we get into the Honkai Star Rail character list, let’s take a look at the game’s seven different character paths.
- The Abundance – Characters who heal party members.
- The Destruction – Characters can deal both single and multi-target damage.
- The Erudition– Characters who attack multiple enemies at once
- The Harmony – Characters who give your team buffs and boosts
- The Hunt – Characters excel at single-target damage.
- The Nihility – Charaters that debuff enemies,
- The Preservation – Characters who use their defenses to protect their allies
All 5-Star characters
- Bailu (The Abundance) – Can be obtained from the Permanent Banner as well as any featured character banner.
- Bronya (The Harmony) – Can be obtained from the Permanent Banner as well as any featured character banner.
- Clara (The Destruction) – Can be obtained from the Permanent Banner as well as any featured character banner.
- Gepard (The Preservation) – Can be obtained from the Permanent Banner as well as any featured character banner.
- Himeko (The Erudition) – Can be obtained from the Permanent Banner as well as any featured character banner.
- Jing Yuan (The Erudition) – Can be obtained from Swirl of Heavenly Spear banner (April 26, 2023 – May 17, 2023)
- Seele (The Hunt) – Can be obtained from Butterfly on Swordtip banner (April 26, 2023 – May 17, 2023)
- Trailblazer (Destruction / Preservation) – Can be obtained After pulling on the Stellar Warp permanent banner 300 times.
- Welt (The Nihility) – Can be obtained from the Permanent Banner as well as any featured character banner.
- Yanqing (The Hunt) – Can be obtained from the Permanent Banner as well as any featured character banner.
All 4-Star characters
- Arlan (The Destruction) – Available in every banner in the game.
- Asta (The Harmony) – Available in every banner in the game. You can get a copy of of this character when you meet her in the story.
- Dan Heng (The Hunt) – Available in every banner in the game. You can get a copy of of this character when you meet him in the story.
- Herta (The Erudition) – Available in every banner in the game. You can get her for free at her challenge event, Simulated Universe.
- Hook (The Destruction) – Available in every banner in the game.
- March 7th (The Preservation) – Available in every banner in the game. You can get a copy of of this character when you meet her in the story.
- Natasha (The Abundance) – Available in every banner in the game. You can get a copy of of this character when you meet her in the story.
- Pela (The Nihility) – Available in every banner in the game.
- Qingque (The Erudition) – Available in every banner in the game. You can get a copy of her once you reach Trailblazer level 21 as part of a new player event.
- Sampo (The Nihility) – Available in every banner in the game.
- Serval (The Erudition) – Available in every banner in the game. You can get a copy of of this character when you meet her in the story.
- Sushang (The Hunt) – Available in every banner in the game.
- Tingyun (The Harmony) – Available in every banner in the game.
All the playable characters in Honkai: Star Rail have now been listed.
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